Know How is Second Trimester Abortion Done? The second trimester abortion is linked up with higher rates of complications as compared to the first trimester abortion. Dilation and evaluation and medical induction while taking misoprostal alone or combination of both medicines is the method which is used most commonly for the later abortion in the developed countries but till it needs more research as compared to other methods.
What abortion procedures are used during the second trimester? Dilation & Curettage (D & C): As we discussed above, it is a surgical abortion procedure used to terminate a pregnancy up to 16 weeks gestation. It is also referred to as suction curettage or vacuum aspiration. Dilation & Evacuation (D & E): It is also a surgical abortion procedure which is used to terminate a pregnancy after 16 weeks gestation. Induction Abortion: Induced abortion is a rarely performed surgical procedure where salt water, urea, or potassium chloride is injected into the amniotic sac; prostaglandins are inserted into the vagina, and pitocin is injected intravenously.